This is the start of a sequel duology to The Remnant Chronicles. I have not blogged about The Remnant Chronicles at this point, but I am kind of madly in love with the trilogy. Here are some amazon links; BOOK 1 - THE KISS OF DECEPTION, BOOK 2 - THE HEART OF BETRAYAL, and BOOK 3 - THE BEAUTY OF DARKNESS. Seriously, love all three books. I would HIGHLY recommend reading those three books before reading this book.
Brief crap summary if you need a hook. Post apocalyptic world where kingdoms of people have formed and basically live in a medieval style. There are three different narrators in the first trilogy, which, with what they do in book 1, well, that has made me recommend it to everyone I know in real life. It's kind of intense.
Imagine my intense delight when they even announced there was going to be MORE books in the same world. I about lost my damn mind.
Again, I would HIGHLY recommend reading the first three books before reading this book. Not only because they're good, but you will get to see some characters from the previous series in this book. I don't think you inherently have to read the first three books before reading this book....but like why wouldn't you. THEY ARE AMAZING.
...anyways. An amazon summary, "A stunning new adventure set in the kingdoms of the Remnant.
A son destined to lead, thrust suddenly into power.
Three fierce young women of the Rahtan, the queen's premier guard.
A legendary street thief leading a mission, determined to prove herself.
A dark secret that is a threat to the entire continent.
When outlaw leader meets reformed thief, a cat-and-mouse game of false moves ensues, bringing them intimately together in a battle that may cost them their lives―and their hearts." AMAZON LINK OF JUSTICE
I want to say up front this book is written from Kazi's perspective and Jase's perspective in alternating chapters. Very similar to how the first trilogy was written from three different character's perspectives. Anywho.
Kazi of Brightmist is part of the elite guard (Rahtan) who protect the Queen of Venda. After the events of the previous three books, Kazi and two of her fellow Rahtan are sent on a mission to investigate treaty violations committed in Hell's Mouth/Tor's Watch.
Jase has recently become the leader of Hell's Mouth/Tor's Watch at the untimely death of his father. He's doing everything in his power to protect his family, his city, his people, and his ancestry in the turmoil of his father's untimely demise. Unfortunately, the first time he meets Kazi, is after a night of drunken antics. They have a scuffle and as Jase stalks off away from his guards, Kazi leaves her fellow Rahtan behind to talk to him alone.
Where they run into labor hunters (essentially slavers). The labor hunters begin to transport them out of the city in a wagon, where Kazi and Jase are shackled together at their ankles, and Kazi was knocked out pretty bad to the point where Jase is keeping an eye on her to make sure she's even breathing. When Kazi wakes up, a series of incidences occur which lead to Jase and Kazi escaping into the wild, desperately trying to find their way to a settlement or Hell's Mouth/Tor's Watch.
That is ENOUGH SUMMARY.
So much like the first trilogy, this book has a lot of interesting relationship dynamics, tons of backstory and character growth for our narrators, and I've always admired how Mary E. Pearson can write about a scene from both character's perspectives without rehashing a stupid amount of details. Her stories flow very well, and they're also very intricate. I also loved how the political dynamics carried into this book as I was a little nervous there wouldn't be a lot of political shenanigans based on the first three books story.
There were definitely times throughout the story where I was rooting for one narrator, then the other, and even got to points where I was like SCREW BOTH OF YOU, YOU'RE BOTH BEING DUMB (but I love you anyways).
There's definitely going to be a sequel, and I'm very excited to find out what happens next! ...and I'm not going to start looking up sequel release dates in the same month the first book was published.... because usually that information isn't available... ha.... ha..... ....
Happy reading!
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